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   Message 809 of 3,070   
   Martin Foster to August Abolins   
   OpenXP /q switch   
   15 Apr 19 13:09:00   
   
   MSGID: 2:240/2188.31@fidonet d771ba5f   
   REPLY: 2:240/2188.31@fidonet d769b8ca   
   PID: OpenXP/5.0.38 (Linux) (x86_64)   
   CHRS: ASCII 1   
   Hello August!   
      
   On 14.04.19 at 11:44, Martin Foster wrote to August Abolins:   
      
    MF> [snip]   
    AA>>> What exactly is the /q supoosed to silence if it still allows beeps?   
    AA>>> ..or is that a bug?   
      
    MF>> I'm not exactly sure but I do know that some changes were made a while   
    MF>> ago concerning audio output. I'll try and find the commit logs for the   
    MF>> changes and report back.   
      
    MF> Reporting back .....   
      
    MF> Changes were made in the 5.0.27 release *but* they were for the Linux   
    MF> version only.   
      
    MF> I'll pass your question on to the developer :)   
      
   Reporting back again .....   
      
   Here's what he had to say:   
      
   ---------- 8< ----------   
   "There's an option named "additional sound signals" which overrides   
   parameter /q in some cases (e.g. signalling the end of long running   
   tasks like packing the message base)."   
      
   "Also the option "optical sound signal" overrides parameter /q every   
   time an error occurs."   
   ---------- 8< ----------   
      
   You've already stated that those two options are disabled, so that     
   makes his comments about those two options irrelevant. However, it's     
   what he *didn't* say that's relevant; he didn't say that this was a     
   bug.   
      
   Under what circumstances is the PC speaker beeping at you?   
      
   Regards,   
   Martin   
      
   --- OpenXP 5.0.38   
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